Daniela Arias Ortiz

Reservoir and Completions Engineer

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Daniela Arias Ortiz works with ResFrac as a reservoir and completions engineer at ResFrac, focusing on reservoir data analysis, improving workflows, and customer support.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from the National University of Colombia in 2017. Her curiosity for unconventional reservoirs took her to Saudi Arabia in 2018, where she pursued her Master’s and PhD at KAUST University. There, she dove deep into understanding flow behavior in hydraulically fractured shale wells, the impact of hydraulic fracture geometry on well productivity, and forecasting field production from shale reservoirs.

When she’s not solving reservoir puzzles, Daniela enjoys live music, trying new foods, and staying active. You can often find her climbing, hiking, doing CrossFit, or practicing aerial silks. Although she doesn’t dive, Daniela enjoys snorkeling and exploring the underwater world. She’s also a coffee enthusiast who loves traveling, especially when it involves exploring new cultures!

Daniela's posts

Congratulations to Fervo on their IPO!

This week, I attended ResFrac customer Fervo Energy’s IPO on the Nasdaq. The positive energy was incredible. Roughly 100 people were there: Fervo employees, family, and members of the wider Fervo-supportive community. I was invited because ResFrac provides our software and services to Fervo, and also because I have been an advisor to the company since before its founding. As Jack reminded me this week, I introduced him and Tim! They founded Fervo around the same that ResFrac was being first released commercially, and they played an important role for our company because they were one of our earliest customers, and in turn, we were one of their first partners and vendors. Ever since then, ResFrac has been a core part of Fervo’s workflow in doing stimulation design and reservoir engineering.

ResFrac, a Leader in Advancing the Future of Subsurface Simulation, Receives Platform Investment from Banneker Partners

Banneker Partners (“Banneker”) today announced a platform investment in ResFrac Corporation (“ResFrac”), the developer of the industry’s only fully integrated reservoir simulation and hydraulic fracturing platform. ResFrac uniquely couples reservoir simulation and hydraulic fracture modeling, enabling engineers to model a well’s entire life cycle, from the moment rock is fractured through years of production, in a single, continuous simulation. This precision allows energy operators to test thousands of design scenarios in a virtual environment, optimizing completion design and maximizing resource recovery while minimizing capital risk.

Interesting Papers from the 2026 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference (HFTC)

The 2026 HFTC included 50+ technical paper presentations, a special session highlighting papers from the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), and a dynamic opening session featuring the Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, and a diverse panel discussion with representatives from Chevron, Exxon, US Department of Energy, and Colorado School of Mines.